There are 12 ways to get from Stuttgart to Istria by train, plane, shuttle, bus, train (TGV), night train, ferry, car, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)FRA - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
6h 42m€147–543Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Rijeka bus stationN948
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor971A / ...
15h 28m€49–141Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Fellbach to Verona
- Take a shuttle bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Pula railway Stattion
13h 45m€106–629Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf62 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach HbfRj
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pula
15h 14m€81–232Night train, line 2 ferry, ferry
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia S. LuciaNj
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"2 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
18h 11m€155–359Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)FRA - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
8h 17m€128–608Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
7h 35m€165–663Fly Stuttgart Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)STR - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
9h 2m€103–346Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
10h 36m€150–583Fly Stuttgart Airport to Pula Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Pula Airport (PUY)STR - PUY
4h 14m€110–374Drive, car train
- Drive from Stuttgart to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Pula
7h 33m€171–225Drive 748.1 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Pula748.1 km
8h 39m€105–151
Stuttgart to Istria by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Istria is to bus which costs €45 - €150 and takes 15h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Istria is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs €110 - €380.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Istria. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Pula via Muenchen Hbf, Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 14m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Istria is 908 km. The road distance is 748.1 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Istria without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 13h 45m and costs €100 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Stuttgart to Istria, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Istria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Istria is to train which takes 15h 14m and costs €80 - €240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €380 and takes 4h 14m, you could also bus, which costs €45 - €150 and takes 15h 28m.
Stuttgart to Istria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Istria is 748 km. It takes approximately 8h 39m to drive from Stuttgart to Istria.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Istria, Croatia?
You can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Pula via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 15h 14m. Alternatively, Eurowings flies from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Pula Airport (PUY) once a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–75
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–36
- Private
- €100–200
Shuttle from Verona Porta Nuova to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €46–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €46–50
- Private
- €300–550
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–290
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30–40
- Private
- €160–290
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €28–100
- Private
- €55–150
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Fellbach to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–70
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +385 91 422 0110
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
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